Carver Theatre (Columbia, South Carolina) Explained

Carver Theatre
Coordinates:34.0103°N -81.0217°W
Area:less than one acre
Architect:William P. Crosland
Added:July 17, 2003
Refnum:03000658

Carver Theatre is a historic African American movie theater in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1941, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick commercial building. It has a flat roof and a vertical marquee. It operated as a movie theater until 1971.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monteith . Regina Koger . Carver Theatre . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 15, 2002 . pdf . 18 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Carver Theater, Richland County (1519 Harden St., Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 18 August 2012.